Sunday, July 21, 2013

Well, At Least The Dog Didn't Shoot Him

I'm sure George Zimmerman would agree that Antonio Morrison looks like a punk, and frankly when I googled his image... yeah, not impressed. He got in trouble for punching a bouncer, and that's not OK. Punching people is not OK.

Now, thirty years ago, getting into a fight with a bouncer would've been considered kind of cool.

But two things: One, every fight is not a criminal case. I've been punched in one form or another plenty of times. Cross faces in wrestling; rugby is just one long series of punches in the face.

Two, do you seriously arrest a guy for barking at a police dog? Seriously? Personally, I think that's hilarious.

There are a lot of cultural right wing commentators talking about a "War on Men" to counteract the "War on Women" idea. I disagree.

What we have is a War on Boys. We've taken the rambunctiousness of youth and turned it into a police matter. Men are doing just fine. But boys - and that includes the overgrown boys of semi-pro sports - are no longer able to make youthful mistakes without getting the law involved.